Governor William Langer holds a trowel in his hand and smooths cement on the cornerstone for the new North Dakota capitol building in Bismarck while a crowd of men and women watch. A North Dakota flag is visible in the foreground. The cornerstone...

Governor George Shafer speaks at a podium during the ceremony for the cornerstone laying for the new North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck. Two KFYR microphones are visible in front of him. Other dignitaries sit behind him on a stage.

Former governor Louis B. Hanna (wearing glasses), Vice President Charles Curtis, and Judge A.G. Burr are among a few of the dignitaries gathered on the speakers stand at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new North Dakota State Capitol...

Rev. Ellis Jackson leads the crowd in prayer during the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new North Dakota State Capitol building in Bismarck. Behind him, Vice President Charles Curtis and Governor George Shafer are visible.

Highway Commissioner Walter Hjelle and Governor William L. Guy hold trowels during the cornerstone laying ceremony for the North Dakota Highway Building in Bismarck. The cornerstone is suspended in the air behind them and reads A.D. 1967.

Vice President Charles Curtis greets the crowd at the cornerstone laying ceremonies at the new North Daktoa state capitol. He raises his hat towards the crowd. Many people stand on a stage erected for the event, and the cornerstone is being...

Theodore Roosevelt stands on a raised platform addressing a crowd gathered for the cornerstone laying of the Fargo College Library. Dignitaries are gathered behind him. The cornerstone is visible at Roosevelt's left.

Supreme Court judge Adolph M. Christianson stands at a podium and announces the program for the cornerstone laying ceremony at the North Dakota State Capitol building. Two KFYR microphones are visible in front of him. The crowd and the remains of...

College president Samuel T. May speaks during the cornerstone laying ceremony for Stickney Hall at the State Normal School in Dickinson. The Dickinson City Band is visible sitting on the 'stage', really the unfinished second storey of the...

This view from the back of the construction site at the Territorial Capitol at Bismarck captures the people gathered for the building's cornerstone laying ceremony. People watch from the ground and from a stage constructed for the event. ...

Vice President Charles Curtis (no hat, with mustache) arrives in a car for ceremonies at the cornerstone laying for the new North Dakota State Capitol. Left to right: former Governor Judge Burke, Joseph Kitchen, Curtis, and Congressman Tom Hall.

Chief Drags Wolf's party is visible in front of this crowd of people gathered for the ceremony of the laying of the cornerstone for the new North Dakota State Capitol building. Drags Wolf and his contingent all wear traditional Native American...

Workers pose with the cornerstone of the new North Dakota capitol building in Bismarck. One man holds a trowel while three other men stand by the cornerstone. The cornerstone reads "Erected A.D. 1933."

Vice President Charles Curtis speaks at a podium during the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new North Dakota State Capitol building. Two KFYR microphones are visible in front of him. Many dignitaries sit behind him on the stage.

Representative W.J. "Pat" Flanagan speaks at the unveiling of the State Capitol cornerstone. He stands at a small table flanked by the American and North Dakota flags. Other men stand inside the partially finished building. The inscription on...

Copper boxes holding documents and commemorative items sit in front of the cornerstone in the new state capitol building in Bismarck. A workman is visible in the background. The cornerstone reads "Erected A.D. 1933."

A crew of men work to extract the cornerstone from the original North Dakota State Capitol building after it was destroyed by fire. The men use sledgehammers in an attempt to release the stone. One man wears overalls with the name "Packard"...

Film of the original North Dakota State Capitol burning on December 28, 1930. Also includes removal of the building's cornerstone, dynamiting of the capitol building ruins, and the signing of a bill by Governor George Shafer to build the new...

A collection of documents detailing events in the construction of the new North Dakota State Capitol building and the strike that temporarily stopped construction of the building. Included are pages from the Daily memoranda of the Board of Capitol...

Members of a Civilian Conservation Corps work crew carry and place stone to build the museum at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park. A dog sits on the front steps of the building. The building's cornerstone reads "State Historical Society 1930."